RUPCO Celebrates Five Years of Success

On Monday, June 8, Rural Ulster Preservation Company (RUPCO), a NeighborWorks organization based in Kingston, N.Y., marked their fifth anniversary and a myriad of accomplishments.

From co-founding a collaboration that has provided foreclosure prevention education to 1,300 New York residents to helping 33 homebuyers become first-time homeowners in 2008, RUPCO has so much to celebrate.

Watch the story from MidHudsonNews.com and learn more about this inspiring organization.

Congratulations to RUPCO on five years of success!

Podcast: Is Now a Good Time to Buy a Home for the First Time?

NeighborWorks America National Homeownership Programs Director Marietta Rodriguez discusses why now may be a good time to buy. She also advises homebuyers to avoid pitfalls during the homebuying process.

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Housing Industry Funding Opportunities

A new page on nw.org features funding opportunities, arising from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (the Stimulus Bill). On the page you will find current ARRA and other federal funding opportunities that you may be able to tap as you develop your housing projects and programs. See funding opportunities.

NeighborWorks America Salutes National Homeownership Month

NeighborWorks America will conduct a series of consumer outreach efforts to support affordable, sustainable and healthy homes and neighborhoods during the 2009 National Homeownership Month.

“For more than 30 years, NeighborWorks America and its network of affiliates around the country have supported and encouraged affordable and sustainable homeownership,” said Ken Wade CEO of NeighborWorks America. “We’re continuing those efforts and this month are launching increased marketing and social media efforts to put the right information in the hands of potential homeowners so that they achieve the American Dream of homeownership for the long-run.”

Read more about what we have planned for June.
Visit NeighborWorks National Homeownership Month Web page for resources for homeowners.

Volunteer in Your Community! National NeighborWorks Week Begins June 6

Volunteers from across the country are gearing up for National NeighborWorks Week, June 6-13, 2009. More than 160 NeighborWorks organizations are slated to participate in this annual volunteer week, conducting nearly 300 events nationwide. NeighborWorks Plants! will kick off the week on June 6, with more than 100 organizations engaging community residents in efforts to beautify their neighborhoods with trees, plants, vegetables and flowers. Find out more details about this annual event and find a volunteer opportunity near you!